Municipal Highlights


FPEIM Calls on Federal Government to Abandon New Approach to Census

FPEIM has called upon the Government of Canada to continue to use the mandatory long-form questionnaire for the Census.  A copy of the press release can be found here and the letter to Minister Clement can be found here.

Federal government opens new dialogue with muncipalities on wastewater regulations

More information can be found in FCM's news release, here.


2010 FPEIM Annual Meeting

The 2010 FPEIM Annual Meeting was held at the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris on April 26, 2010.  More information on the meeting can be found here.


FPEIM Expects Smooth Transition as Municipal Affairs Joins Department of Finance

FPEIM recently responded to the announcement that Municipal Affairs will be joining the Department of Finance.  The press release can be found here.


Report of the Commission on Land and Local Governance Released
The report of the Commission on Land and Local Governance was released on January 7, 2010.  The report can be found  here.

FCM releases report "Act Locally - The Municipal Role in Fighting Climate Change"
A new report has been released by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) that shows how the federal government can partner with municipalties on cost-effective, community-based projects to jump-start its national climate change strategy.  The report can be found here.

FCM Green Municipal Fund
The FCM Green Municipal Fund recently released comprehensive research reports on issues, trends, emerging technologies, and current and best practices in four sectors of municipal activity.  Energy, Planning, Transportation, and Water are the topics of these reports.

2009 Municipal Orientation Session
The Department of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour and FPEIM co-hosted a municipal orientation session on November 28, 2009, in Kinkora for the municipal officials who were elected on November 2, 2009.  We had several interesting presentations, which can be found here.

Model Code of Conduct
Under the Building Municipal Capacity project, FPEIM has developed a Model Code of Conduct for Municipalities.  This Code of Conduct can be modified to suite the needs of your municipality.  The Code of Conduct can be found here in Microsoft Word format and here in WordPerfect format.

FPEIM presents to the Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development Rural Development Stratgey Consultation
Chairperson Nancy Wallace, O'Leary, made a presentation on behalf of FPEIM to the Rural Development Strategy Consultations.  The presentation can be found here.
President Bruce MacDougall presents FPEIM's submission to Ralph Thompson, Commissioner on Land and Local Governance.
FPEIM presents "Strong Local Government for All Islanders"
President Bruce MacDougall, recently presented a copy of FPEIM's submission, entitled "Strong Local Government for All Islanders", to the Commissioner on Land and Local Governance, Ralph Thompson.  

The submission can be found here.

The Commission on Land and Local Governance website can be found at www.gov.pe.ca/landandlocalgovernance/.